Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2008 Edition

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Table A13(i) Breeding and store stock cattle market prices by month, 2007 (breeding)

Yearly
Average

Jan.*

Feb.

March

April*

May

June

Breeding Cattle

Dairy Cattle

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/hea

Friesian

Cows with calves at foot

440.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

718.14

591.33

621.82

592.50

572.32

687.06

650.83

Bulls

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Holstein

Cows with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

968.01

686.00

730.00

631.25

819.55

606.43

897.50

Bulls

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Friesian Holstein

Cows with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

844.43

693.06

704.68

693.22

676.83

759.72

807.81

Bulls

723.33

-

-

-

710.00

-

-

Beef Cattle

Limousin

Cows with calves at foot

904.51

547.50

801.82

796.81

878.34

1,104.71

798.98

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

711.02

662.54

620.00

621.05

873.64

783.79

890.25

Bulls

2,259.54

-

970.00

1,600.00

960.00

2,146.41

1,437.70

Charolais

Cows with calves at foot

621.20

625.00

710.00

896.25

624.29

505.67

645.00

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

618.42

524.55

592.00

700.83

496.67

544.65

677.50

Bulls

3,593.82

-

-

1,244.25

1,222.50

1,905.47

1,600.00

Simmental

Cows with calves at foot

790.81

500.00

751.67

773.23

938.79

1,000.25

843.93

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

697.78

624.80

528.65

629.21

690.83

780.92

754.70

Bulls

2,958.87

-

-

2,415.00

1,210.00

2,347.72

1,397.75

Other Continental

Cows with calves at foot

951.12

650.00

800.00

756.87

748.42

1,208.20

786.11

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

725.94

667.86

680.00

673.81

637.16

889.07

787.33

Bulls

1,833.00

620.00

-

1,732.50

700.00

2,269.84

-

Aberdeen Angus

Cows with calves at foot

682.27

504.00

581.43

775.71

827.83

789.11

764.86

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

617.02

646.00

619.50

531.79

812.23

753.63

807.50

Bulls

2,828.10

-

-

-

678.33

2,020.20

-

Other Breeds

Cows with calves at foot

590.99

292.50

780.00

778.33

611.15

492.42

554.12

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

529.76

619.09

415.00

543.12

549.19

491.05

641.00

Bulls

1,348.44

-

250.00

-

-

625.88

-

All Breeds Beef

Cows with calves at foot

810.57

496.50

733.33

796.50

825.76

1,042.35

771.12

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

669.63

642.13

551.22

597.77

739.81

746.39

826.90

Bulls

2,775.01

620.00

610.00

1,647.20

888.85

2,010.21

1,444.04

Notes:
Average of prices paid.
Monthly averages relate to statistical months of four or five(*) weeks.
Source: Meat and Livestock Commission ( MLC) - Economics

Table A13(i) Breeding and Store Stock Cattle market prices by month, 2007 (breeding) (continued)

July*

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.*

Nov.

Dec.

Breeding Cattle

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

£/head

Dairy Cattle

Friesian

Cows with calves at foot

-

-

-

440.00

-

-

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

698.26

730.00

934.07

796.25

1,043.33

1,055.00

Bulls

-

-

-

-

-

-

Holstein

Cows with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

925.33

1,160.00

1,286.67

1,117.50

1,218.00

1,380.00

Bulls

-

-

-

-

-

-

Friesian Holstein

Cows with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

861.83

784.00

929.13

1,095.08

1,043.00

1,140.44

Bulls

-

-

-

-

750.00

-

Beef Cattle

Limousin

Cows with calves at foot

794.08

725.24

483.97

766.43

638.44

470.67

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

687.26

698.33

743.93

727.79

624.65

591.45

Bulls

1,655.00

1,102.50

-

829.43

3,099.63

2,296.88

Charolais

Cows with calves at foot

661.25

451.67

535.00

620.23

685.29

330.00

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

603.33

500.00

-

376.88

676.72

550.00

Bulls

1,414.00

400.00

-

829.20

4,273.30

3,280.00

Simmental

Cows with calves at foot

844.20

646.33

541.25

754.51

732.86

424.47

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

618.95

614.18

696.00

715.21

725.81

604.67

Bulls

750.00

497.00

-

580.00

3,702.07

1,536.50

Other Continental

Cows with calves at foot

846.87

-

504.21

729.32

666.96

643.33

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

660.63

550.00

617.08

751.47

683.71

574.07

Bulls

820.00

-

-

540.00

1,425.00

-

Aberdeen Angus

Cows with calves at foot

720.78

641.47

481.67

597.63

712.70

365.42

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

728.90

-

639.66

634.52

458.89

547.70

Bulls

595.00

-

-

507.50

3,466.27

1,013.00

Other Breeds

Cows with calves at foot

768.45

-

545.93

621.78

433.33

359.38

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

500.50

-

561.88

562.39

479.62

632.94

Bulls

997.50

-

-

2,142.00

1,876.18

-

All Breeds

Cows with calves at foot

783.97

649.89

516.49

703.18

674.46

418.48

Heifers with calves at foot

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cows

661.83

615.69

674.64

697.56

631.73

579.12

Bulls

1,123.74

682.67

-

983.92

3,654.46

1,990.39

Notes:
Average of prices paid.
Monthly averages relate to statistical months of four or five(*) weeks.
Source: Meat and Livestock Commission ( MLC) - Economics

Page updated: Thursday, May 22, 2008